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<p>Up to £150 million will be invested in our Connect the Classroom programme to upgrade
schools that fall below our Wi-Fi connectivity standards in priority areas. At this
time these are educational establishments within our 55 Education Investment Areas<ins
class="ministerial"> (EIAs)</ins>, which include the places where attainment is currently
weakest. <del class="ministerial">The qualifying criteria within these areas can be
found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1051431/Education_Investment_Areas_selection_methodology.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1051431/Education_Investment_Areas_selection_methodology.pdf</a>.</del></p><p><ins
class="ministerial"> <p><ins class="ministerial">The qualifying criteria within these
areas is:</ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">All schools in our 24 Priority
EIAs, as part of our intensive investment to address entrenched causes of underperformance
and barriers to improvement; and</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Those within
EIAs below the Ofsted rating of Good, i.e. rated Requires Improvement or Inadequate
at their last assessment. These schools are most in need of the benefits improved
connectivity can offer, so that they have more tools at their disposal to ensure high-quality
teaching and drive improvement.</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">More information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-investment-areas-selection-methodology"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-investment-areas-selection-methodology</a>.</ins></p></ins></p><p>Further
details on the government’s separate programme to accelerate the rollout of gigabit-capable
broadband to schools can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/thousands-of-rural-primary-schools-to-get-huge-broadband-upgrade"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/thousands-of-rural-primary-schools-to-get-huge-broadband-upgrade</a>.</p><p>
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